tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26913500421527790322024-03-13T06:05:16.870-07:00KathyQuilterKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-4329167874047935152013-08-07T14:22:00.003-07:002013-08-07T14:26:28.927-07:00HexiesI swore that I would never make a Hexie quilt, but guess what..... I'm making one. I found a book that teaches how to make hexagons using a circle and folding technique that is really easy. It isn't as exact as English Paper Piecing, but it's still very easy and, in the long run, you can't tell that the pieces aren't perfect. I'm having so much fun making hexies and sewing them together, that I haven't even turned on my sewing machine in a couple of weeks. Here is the progress so far:<br />
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This design was created by a woman in Sweden named Helena. Her blog address is: <a href="http://syverkstan-helena.blogspot.com/">http://syverkstan-helena.blogspot.com</a> Take a look at her progress, too! We're both making the same pattern, but I bet when they're both finished, they will look completely different. I love her colors with the turquoise.<br />
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-10471458450646914612013-04-21T14:51:00.000-07:002013-04-21T14:51:33.219-07:00Bunco Sunflowers Quilt<div>
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-78069305609757678172013-04-21T14:48:00.002-07:002013-04-21T14:49:03.268-07:00Sister's Choice Quilt<div>
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-8084192030658380322013-04-21T14:47:00.001-07:002013-04-21T14:47:35.380-07:00Kathleen's Block
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-15170823814104620262013-04-21T14:42:00.001-07:002013-08-07T14:10:35.153-07:00In Stitches Patriotic Row Quilt<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: xx-small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">In 2011, In Stitches did a row exchange that had to be red/white/blue. Each person made a row (all identical) for every one else in the group that wanted to participate. Seven members participated. I tore some of the rows apart to make my quilt so left 4 intact for the borders and rearranged the others for the center. Finished on 3/25/13. This quilt is 42" x 55". </span><br />
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Every block in the quilt is the same pineapple block but the position of the colors are what make the pattern. The quilt is pretty big... about 80" square. It's quite striking when it's hanging on the wall. Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-21779375292624800652012-08-17T12:10:00.002-07:002012-08-17T12:10:56.211-07:00Poor Old QuiltsYesterday I spoke with a man that I have known for many years and he has always admired my quilts, commenting about them every time I put a new one up in my office. He told me that he was selling some of his mother's things and that she had some quilts he wanted to sell but he didn't know how much they were worth. I told him that I would love to look at them so he dropped them off for me to view. I knew that he was a smoker and wondered if I would be able to handle the smell, not being a smoker myself and always hating the smoke odor. What I didn't know was that his mother and sister who lived with him for over 20 years are ALL chain smokers! When he dropped the quilts off, they were all in plastic bags. Plastic bags that were supposed to be CLEAR! These were yellow/brown. Oh man...... <br />
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I didn't know what to do with them. They were stinking up the whole office and I couldn't put them outside because it was raining and I certainly didn't want to put them in my car. I finally decided to put them all into a giant trash bag and tie it up. That pretty much worked. When I got them home, I just left them out in the garage and opened the bag up and took one out. Now, I know you're not supposed to wash old quilts in the washing machine but I considered this quilt to be completely worthless the way it was and I even know people that would have just taken the whole lot straight to the dumpster, so I just stuck it in the washing machine and added soap and turned it on. Ok... so I didn't really agitate it. I smashed the quilt down with my hand (big mistake.... I couldn't get the smell out of my skin! *GAG*). I soaked and rinsed and pushed, and soaked and rinsed and pushed for a couple of hours. The water was BROWN over and over again. Hubby wanted me to put some bleach in the water.. lol. Finally, it seemed like it might be getting cleaner. So I layed it out on the living room floor and let it dry overnight. It still has an odor and the white parts are not white, but I think it now might be worth something. <br />
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It's a grandmother's flower garden and probably made in the 30s or 40s. One of the fabrics is deteriorated and there are some brown spots on the front and back. But here it is. <br />
Poor old thing.... It could still use another washing, but overall, not a bad quilt. I'll take it to my friend that collects old quilts. I don't think she'll want it, but maybe can give me an idea of what it's worth. <br />
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On Fridays they put up all the submitted quilts and then viewers vote on the ones they like best. Well, this morning I went to take a look at the quilts and found that there was another quilt like mine! And the other one was made by another Kathy! Our quilts are almost exactly the same. Mine has black borders around the spider webs and hers has purple, but both quilts have cream colored backgrounds and a piano key border. I didn't know I had a quilting twin! She lives in Canada and has a blog which you can see <a href="http://kathysquilts.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. I emailed her to tell her about this funny coincidence and she emailed me back right away. She wrote about it on her blog, too! And like she says, it's fun to think that two strangers with the same name, making the same quilts, calling them the same thing, and then post them on the same website. Don't you just love coincidences! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></span>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-52613218376927774052012-08-13T18:03:00.001-07:002012-08-13T18:05:43.957-07:00Nine Patch Wreathes I have been in several block exchanges where everyone made 9 patch blocks, which means I have LOTS of 9 patch blocks. I decided to use them as a sashing in an applique quilt that I'd been working on forever. The blocks were all wreathes so I put them in a setting with the 9 patches and this is the result. I believe it will fit a full sized bed. My mom is the only one I know that has a full sized bed (in her guest room). Maybe she'll get this for Christmas... shhhh.. don't tell her. By the way, she already has 9 or 10 quilts that I've made.... heh<br />
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I still have LOTS of 9 patches left! It might be awhile till I get to them. Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-79882558925819787672012-08-13T17:48:00.001-07:002012-08-17T07:38:01.237-07:00Secret Sister QuiltI know... I know... It's been FOREVER since I've added anything to my blog. I have guilt... but I've decided to try again to record my never ending quilt making. First I want to update my blog with a few projects I've made this past year.<br />
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Last year my mini group did Secret Sisters throughout the year with the Christmas party as the 'reveal' of the Sisters and the delivery of quilts made for the Sisters. My 'sister' was a lady named Carolyn. Carolyn has very specific likes and it was so much fun getting things for her throughout the whole year because I knew she was going to love everything! But.. the best part was making her a quilt. She loves applique and she loves traditional quilting. It had been awhile since I had done any hand applique so I was jazzed about the project. I did the technique of turning the edge of the applique pieces with starch and gluing the pieces down then just hand sewing everything. It went together super fast and I had all the blocks done in January. Then all I did was give her one a month until September. I then sent her an 'official' letter from the Quilt Police telling her she must return the blocks to their original owner for signatures (according to the Quilt Police, you're not allowed to get blocks from someone without them signing them first). Here is the 'official' letter.... <br />
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Needless to say, she loved her quilts and her kids were so happy with the quilts and the memories of their dad. Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-44487265847970585532010-05-05T13:09:00.000-07:002010-05-05T13:10:03.085-07:00Triple Irish ChainA couple years ago I started this little quilt using a packet of batiks I got from a Road to California trip. I made the top (minus borders) and decided I didn't like the background fabric so I just put it 'out of sight, out of mind'. I ran across it the other day and decided to just go ahead and finish it. So I added the border and quilted it. Now I like it, but I still think I'll give it to one of the Community Service projects my guild is doing. I did a loopy free motion quilt pattern on it so I had fun doing it as a practice piece. That's something I need desperately... practice on my Handiquilter. <br />
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Anyway, I'm really liking it and thinking that I might need to make one for myself, too. It is for a lady in Australia and I hope she likes it. I will send it off as soon as I make a label for it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S3yCurVA5_I/AAAAAAAABBY/g4NKxbi-q30/s1600-h/01finished+mini.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S3yCurVA5_I/AAAAAAAABBY/g4NKxbi-q30/s400/01finished+mini.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439366188373174258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S3yCucoxXcI/AAAAAAAABBQ/gUVwS03oAn8/s1600-h/02finished+mini.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S3yCucoxXcI/AAAAAAAABBQ/gUVwS03oAn8/s400/02finished+mini.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439366184429510082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S3yCtw1l9KI/AAAAAAAABBI/A1I5EEjZ7w8/s1600-h/03finished+mini.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S3yCtw1l9KI/AAAAAAAABBI/A1I5EEjZ7w8/s400/03finished+mini.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439366172672128162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S3yCtlSnvpI/AAAAAAAABBA/n79Y1ONMad4/s1600-h/04finished+mini+.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S3yCtlSnvpI/AAAAAAAABBA/n79Y1ONMad4/s400/04finished+mini+.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439366169572654738" border="0" /></a>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-60018715167759770002010-02-10T17:16:00.000-08:002010-02-10T20:43:05.618-08:00Flower Garden QuiltsI have been working on some quilts to hang at my office. I wanted them to look like pictures and to be framed rather than bound. So... the first one I made from a pattern by <a href="http://www.beecreativestudio.com/">BeeCreativeStudio.com</a>. I've had the pattern for years and I don't think it is available at their website anymore.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S3NfTOi0OiI/AAAAAAAABA4/UoSNaI59AVw/s1600-h/02right_resize.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S3NfTOi0OiI/AAAAAAAABA4/UoSNaI59AVw/s400/02right_resize.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436793959092599330" border="0" /></a>The second one I designed and just finished the top today. The pieces are fused and I will quilt them free motion with some nice thread. I'm pretty happy so far, although it took awhile to get the second one how I liked it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S3Na3APKlcI/AAAAAAAABAY/np6In_gfcWQ/s1600-h/02right_resize.JPG"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S3Na2jHHlhI/AAAAAAAABAQ/o-j4SIuHVxw/s1600-h/01left_resize.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S3Na2jHHlhI/AAAAAAAABAQ/o-j4SIuHVxw/s400/01left_resize.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436789068350854674" border="0" /></a>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-31098947723820745242010-01-28T21:51:00.000-08:002010-01-28T22:09:48.770-08:00Landon and Tracy's QuiltThis is my son, Landon, and his new wife, Tracy's wedding gift. They have a wonderful place to hang it over the stairway in their new home. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S2J4crLPFBI/AAAAAAAABAI/F0O3Cag1saY/s1600-h/P1140583a_resize.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S2J4crLPFBI/AAAAAAAABAI/F0O3Cag1saY/s400/P1140583a_resize.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432036534583759890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S2J4NHgIm-I/AAAAAAAABAA/EHVG9jmV6do/s1600-h/P1140583a_resize.jpg"><br /></a>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-36559610888299305712010-01-06T22:43:00.000-08:002010-01-06T22:55:05.383-08:00Christmas GiftsI was so busy before Christmas making quilts for gifts! I made 3 snuggly quilts for the girls that work in my office. They LOVED them.. but I never even got a picture of them... I also made a quilt for my daughter (but it isn't quilted yet). I had made one for my son last year just like it and my daughter fell in love with it so I made another for her. It is a One Block Wonder quilt and it's a Cali King! Needless to say it took awhile, but it really is quite awesome. Here is a picture of it:<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S0WCux4DxpI/AAAAAAAAA_A/fJ1LsFyYqio/s1600-h/quilt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423885066411689618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S0WCux4DxpI/AAAAAAAAA_A/fJ1LsFyYqio/s400/quilt.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>I also had big aspirations of crocheting felted slippers for the grandkids and anyone else I thought might like them. These are the only ones that I actually finished, and they fit little Savannah so well she wanted to wear them all the time... so I did end up washing them Christmas day after a trek outside in the mud. <br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423885070745923794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 357px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/S0WCvCBa8NI/AAAAAAAAA_I/ybbd5R0g4uk/s400/slippers.jpg" border="0" /></div></div><br /><p> </p><p>I did make one more slipper, though. I was going to make a pair for my son, Landon and one for his wife, Tracy. They live in Washington and it has been VERY cold there so far this winter. I bought some gray and red yarn and was going to make one pair gray with red trim and the other red with gray trim. I got one gray slipper done and couldn't wait to see what it would look like felted so I went ahead and put it into the washer. It came out really nice and fit Tracy perfectly. I went ahead and crocheted the other one but didn't have time to wash it right away. Tracy wanted it to be finished, too, so she threw it in the washer to try and felt it. Well, we learned a good lesson in felting. Don't wash the slippers seperately if you expect them to come out the same size. So... I'm in the process of making another pair of slippers for Tracy. I'm not sure what I'll do with the other pair. Hmm... I wonder if I could find someone with one foot ALOT smaller than the other one. </p><p> </p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-39626908659956658492009-12-17T23:19:00.000-08:002009-12-17T23:25:09.066-08:00Baby BootiesI have been busily sewing Christmas presents but I can't put any pictures up yet because I want these presents to be a surprise! So... pictures will come after Christmas. But, one of the girls that works for me, Heather, just had her baby today. She was born at home and I was invited to attend the birth. What a precious, exciting time. <br /><br />I found a pattern for these adorable booties and had to try my hand at felting, never having done it before. I crocheted them with wool yarn and then just put them into a little cloth bag and threw them into the washing machine with hot water and a little soap (and a pair of jeans to help with the agitation) and voila! Aren't they adorable? I hope they fit!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/SystNLwnbQI/AAAAAAAAA9w/GCLuvAQk570/s1600-h/P1140989_resize.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416472681361403138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/SystNLwnbQI/AAAAAAAAA9w/GCLuvAQk570/s400/P1140989_resize.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-64930278766033378882009-11-22T11:48:00.000-08:002009-11-22T12:16:45.041-08:00Fall Mini Quilt ExchangeI finished my fall mini quilt exchange quilt. It turned out very cute. I'm sending it off tomorrow to my swap partner. I hope she likes it!<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407017766686969426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 392px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/SwmWAt2aTlI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/woZMzvfhzWg/s400/P1140927_resize.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><p>I started this quilt at Bear Cabin thinking I would just make a one block quilt. But after finishing the first block, I loved it so much that I made 3 more blocks. </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407023923737776338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 328px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 329px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/SwmbnGpt0NI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/6Mjqq01RP_A/s400/P1140749_resizea.jpg" border="0" />I toyed with the idea of making them into one big quilt and then make one more for my mini quilt partner. But, when I got home, I realized that I needed to make a couple other small quilts for other friends and ended up making 4 small quilts and quilted each one different. I love ALL of them! </p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-74929465251947333392009-11-14T12:14:00.001-08:002009-11-16T10:02:47.939-08:00Bear Cabin 2009Well, Bear Cabin was so much fun, again. Carol is the best host and makes everyone feel welcome and cared for. We did alot of sewing, alot of laughing and alot of eating! Julie and I got there Thursday afternoon. We both have to work half day so we weren't able to leave as early as everyone else. After saying hello to everyone, we set up and started sewing. Here are a few pictures of the activities around the room. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404760256585019362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/SwGQ0VXmL-I/AAAAAAAAA1w/fibYNViTDWY/s400/back.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404760260899839234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/SwGQ0lcVHQI/AAAAAAAAA14/5r7b5bMM_Ek/s400/middle.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404760265777806962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/SwGQ03nU_nI/AAAAAAAAA2A/Fo9JuBcpZvU/s400/front.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p>It's a wonderful place for sewing. The light is wonderful and the atmosphere is friendly and warm. The weather was beautiful.. just a little chilly but sunny and perfect. We took Maggie for a couple of walks out in the forest to stretch after sitting for too long and Carol fed us 3 wonderful meals a day (Carol is a great cook!). Who could ask for more?!?<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404760278779921074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/SwGQ1oDRgrI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/SexiDjcTLpM/s400/maggie.JPG" border="0" />Maggie, Bear Cabin mascot</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404762428462136658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/SwGSywPc_VI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/woBimgGKig8/s400/dinner.JPG" border="0" />I will put pictures up soon of my projects at Bear Cabin this year!</p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-4383814613556531292009-11-02T16:12:00.000-08:002009-11-02T16:33:19.368-08:00Finished Double Wedding Ring<div>Tada! A finished quilt... It's hard to see in this picture, but I quilted it with random 6" circles. It's not one of my all time favorite quilts, but I like it... Now, on to something different! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399668868062148994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 334px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/Su96OhGUeYI/AAAAAAAAA1o/wvE-M-oD7No/s400/squared4.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>This Thursday I'm off to a quilt retreat! It's one of the things I look forward to all year. It's a beautiful house with a room built on just for quilting and overlooks a pine-filled valley. The owner prepares wonderful food and pretty much waits on everyone hand and foot. Three and a half days of nothing but sewing, laughing and good friends. Can't wait!<br /><br /></div><div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2691350042152779032.post-88732134522110148232009-11-01T19:52:00.000-08:002009-11-01T20:18:57.950-08:00Double Wedding Ring WIPI'm in the process of making a double wedding ring quilt. I've never made one before but I've had the Shar Jorgenson templates for years. I finally dug them out and decided to just do it. But I didn't want to use traditional colors. I sat down with the Electric Quilt program and started picking colors. I decided I wanted it to be orange and torquoise, but it needed another color.. so I picked... PURPLE! So.. I designed this quilt. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399350533066427874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 285px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/Su5Ys-09jeI/AAAAAAAAA0w/Om-D9e9OqdQ/s400/01DWRpurp.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p>Ok... I like that. So, I cut out the pieces and started sewing them together. This is what I came up with.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399350539691969122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/Su5YtXgnSmI/AAAAAAAAA04/GgrdJ3RcSGU/s400/02DWRpurp1.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p>Ugh... nasty. The mellons are too small to put orange there and I didn't want to have to remake all the mellons in a different color.... So, I thought... what if I make the whole background orange. So, I cut again.. and came up with this. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399350542349573794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/Su5YthaPHqI/AAAAAAAAA1A/cw_HO0lHrdQ/s400/03DWR11.JPG" border="0" /></p>Ok.. maybe a little better so I sewed it together... after I took out the lighter orange blocks and mixed them all up a little better and took off the last row so it's only 5 rings high. Now what to do with the border? I knew I didn't want to do binding around curves so I machine appliqued the whole quilt onto a border. My EQ design looked like this. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399350547754333810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 344px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/Su5Yt1i1NnI/AAAAAAAAA1I/t0FOZ3rJ5U0/s400/03DWR12.JPG" border="0" />Not terrible... So, I sewed it together. It's on the quilting machine now and almost done. I'll post a picture of it soon! (I wish I'd done a torquoise border instead of black.. it looks a little Halloweenish)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399353039578191858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fs_Iyh5R9ZQ/Su5a-4T71_I/AAAAAAAAA1Q/lqKOxWhmixQ/s400/04DWR1.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p></p><p></p>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087384317736040860noreply@blogger.com0